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Our culture often views shame in a negative light. However, Paul's use of shame, when properly understood and applied, has much to teach the contemporary church. Filling a lacuna in Pauline scholarship, this book shows how Paul uses shame to admonish and to transform the minds of his readers into the mind of Christ. The author examines Paul's use of shame for moral formation within his Jewish and Greco-Roman context, compares and contrasts Paul's use of shame with other cultural voices, and offers a corrective understanding for today's church. Foreword by Luke Timothy Johnson.

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Contents Foreword by Luke Timothy Johnson Introduction Part 1: Framework 1. Definitional Background 2. Greco-Roman Backgrounds 3. Jewish Backgrounds Part 2: Exegesis 4. Paul's Use of Retrospective Shame 5. Paul's Use of Prospective Shame 6. Constructing Paul's Use of Shame Part 3: Cultural Engagement 7. Contemporary Contribution 8. Contemporary Challenges Indexes

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      Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
      Publication Date: 15/05/2020
      ISBN13: 9781540960146, 978-1540960146
      ISBN10: 1540960145
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Our culture often views shame in a negative light. However, Paul's use of shame, when properly understood and applied, has much to teach the contemporary church. Filling a lacuna in Pauline scholarship, this book shows how Paul uses shame to admonish and to transform the minds of his readers into the mind of Christ. The author examines Paul's use of shame for moral formation within his Jewish and Greco-Roman context, compares and contrasts Paul's use of shame with other cultural voices, and offers a corrective understanding for today's church. Foreword by Luke Timothy Johnson.

      Table of Contents
      Contents Foreword by Luke Timothy Johnson Introduction Part 1: Framework 1. Definitional Background 2. Greco-Roman Backgrounds 3. Jewish Backgrounds Part 2: Exegesis 4. Paul's Use of Retrospective Shame 5. Paul's Use of Prospective Shame 6. Constructing Paul's Use of Shame Part 3: Cultural Engagement 7. Contemporary Contribution 8. Contemporary Challenges Indexes

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